IPL Auction 2018 is back; and Preity Zinta’s bidding frenzy becomes the butt of all jokes

Promising tons of thrill, entertainment and action, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to start from April 4. But, before that it was the player auctions that created a huge buzz on social media. The auction that took place in Bangalore started off without much ado and filled the air with drama and tension. The event saw some of cricket’s biggest names — with 578 players going under the hammer out of which 361 of them were Indians.

While there were many surprises during the event, some things went as predicted. Quite interestingly, Ben Stokes was the hottest property in the Indian Premier League despite all the questions that were raised on his availability. Other big winners from India included KL Rahul and Manish Pandey, who became the costliest Indian players with KXIP and SRH spending Rs 11 crore for each.
As the intensity around the auction grew, so did the funny tweets and memes on social media. From discussing about the first bid of the selected players to RCB’s reluctance, Twitter was buzzing with a fresh dose of humour. But, it was Preity Zinta’s “shopping spree” that became the spotlight of most of the jokes and memes

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) were on a shopping spree during the 2018 IPL auctions. They bought many explosive batsmen and some handy bowlers to their side. Some of their best buys was KL Rahul for INR 11 crores and Chris Gayle, who was picked by KXIP during the third round of unsold players for his base price INR 2 crores. However, the biggest question for them lies, who will keep the wickets and lead the side as they do not have Eoin Morgan or Glenn Maxwell in their side anymore.

highlights

• KXIP will be playing their IPL matches in Indore and Mohali.
• KXIP also bought Andre Tye and Mohit Sharma for the upcoming season.
• They let go off Sandeep Sharma for which they received flack by Twitterati's.

KXIP are yet to taste success in IPL. They began the season as a semi-finalist and only once have they made it the final which was in 2014. Since, they have never reached the playoffs stage. KXIP also received second abode this season apart from Mohali in the form of Holkar Stadium in Indore. Apart from the host of changes in terms of venue and squads, KXIP have also sought for a name change ahead of IPL.This might be a new concept in India; it is not in The United States of America (USA). The NBA and Baseball league teams can change their names when they change base. Preity Zinta pointed out towards the same concept and hence placed the request for name change said a BCCI official as mentioned on Hindustan Times.Last year, Rising Pune Supergiants dropped the final ‘s’ from their franchise name and was called Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS).